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JavaScript - Math.sign() method example

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Math sign is static method that takes only one parameter and returns number that represents its signum. 

// ONLINE-RUNNER:browser;

console.log( Math.sign( -0 ) ); // +0
console.log( Math.sign( +0 ) ); // -0
console.log( Math.sign( -1 ) ); // -1
console.log( Math.sign( +1 ) ); // +1
console.log( Math.sign( -100 ) ); // -1
console.log( Math.sign( +100 ) ); // +1
console.log( Math.sign( -Infinity ) ); // -1
console.log( Math.sign( +Infinity ) ); // +1
console.log( Math.sign( NaN ) ); // NaN

1. Documentation

SyntaxMath.sign(number)
Parametersnumber - integer or float number value (primitive value).
Result

Returns -1, -0, +0, +1, NaN for negarive, negative zero, positive zero, positive numbers.

If operation can not be executed it returns NaN.

Descriptionsign is static method that takes only one parameter and returns number that represents its signum.

Note: this method has been added in ECMAScript 2015. 


2. Polyfil method example

// ONLINE-RUNNER:browser;

// Polyfil method
if (!Math.sign) {
    Math.sign = function(x, y) {
        if (x === 0 || x !== x) {
            return x;
        }

    	return x > 0 ? 1 : -1;
    };
}

// Example:

console.log( Math.sign( -0 ) ); // +0
console.log( Math.sign( +0 ) ); // -0
console.log( Math.sign( -1 ) ); // -1
console.log( Math.sign( +1 ) ); // +1
console.log( Math.sign( -100 ) ); // -1
console.log( Math.sign( +100 ) ); // +1
console.log( Math.sign( -Infinity ) ); // -1
console.log( Math.sign( +Infinity ) ); // +1
console.log( Math.sign( NaN ) ); // NaN

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  2. js - Math.sign() method documentation with examples
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